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The "Esel-Initiative" (German for "Donkey Initiative") was founded in the summer of 1995 with the aim of relieving single mothers in Eritrea of the hardship of carrying water and helping them take care of themselves and their families. In 2007, the association added a second project in the Himalaya region. More
In Eritrea, the labor of carrying water lies on the shoulders of women and girls only. The journey is time-consuming, so girls often can not go to school. The hard work usually causes life-long back damage as well.
(Photo: Bodo Peters)
You can also help the Esel-Initiative with the second children's book by Stefanie Christmann!
New travel reports from Nepal and Eritrea, and new numbers here.
In September 2007, our chair Stefanie Christmann kicked off the new project
in Nepal. Read about the new project in her
first report from Nepal.
In November 2007, Stefanie visited Eritrea.
Her report from Eritrea
discusses the project's on site development.
Our cooperation partners are Sahayog Himalaya-Nepal in the Himalayas and the National Union of Eritrean Women (NUEW) in Eritrea.
The Esel-Initiative photo exhibition is touring Germany. Find out where it is right now!
Supporters of the donkey project have been amazing us with the ideas they come up with. Do you have one, too?
A small group of volunteers runs the Esel-Initiative. Meet them!
Help the Esel-Initiative! A single donation can secure the existence of a single-parent family for years to come.
Account No. 106 57575 - Sparkasse Bonn - BLZ 380 500 00
For donations from outside Germany - IBAN: DE31 3805 0000 6575 75 - Swift-BIC: COLSDE33
please only bank transfers in Euro, no checks!
English Translation by Sabine Dentler